Spartanburg Regional One - Fatal accident

DATE	
	July 13, 2004 0555 EDT

PROGRAM	
	Spartanburg Regional One

VENDOR	
	Med-Trans Corporation

ADDRESS	
	Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
	101 E. Wood St.
	Spartanburg, SC  29303

WEATHER	
	Not given.

AIRCRAFT_TYPE	
	Bell 407

TAIL#	
	N503MT

TEAM	
	Pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic. Fatal injuries. Patient on
	board. 

DESCRIPTION	
	At 0534, Regional One was requested to respond to a motor vehicle
	crash along I-26 in Newberry County, South Carolina.  At 0555, after
	lifting from the scene with the patient aboard, the aircraft was
	reported down near mile marker 64.  No one aboard survived. 

ADDITIONAL INFO	
	The names of the crew will be released by Med-Trans Corporation at a
	later time.

SOURCE	
	Reid Vogel, Med-Trans Corporation

VIA	
	David Kearns, CONCERN Coordinator
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